Khamari Brooks

Physical Profile

At 6-foot-4 and roughly 230 pounds, Brooks has a prototypical stand-up edge frame with clear room to carry 245-255 pounds without sacrificing twitch. His quick first step and natural knee bend let him flatten the corner and win the snap-count race against high school tackles, while his background as a pass-catching tight end shows up in his hand-eye coordination and body control in space. The knockback power he generates at 230 suggests functional strength that will scale as he adds mass in an SEC weight program.

Play Style

Brooks is a high-motor, two-point-stance edge who wins early in reps with a fast get-off and low pad level, then finishes with heavy hands and natural knockback power. His tackle volume (113 as a junior) is unusual for an edge and speaks to his pursuit effort and range — he plays sideline to sideline rather than as a rush-only specialist. The coverage comfort and ball skills from his tight end reps make him a true three-down projection rather than a designated pass rusher.

Strengths

• Complete rush toolkit for his age — 247Sports' Hudson Standish notes he can 'win with speed and power out of a two-point stance,' with well-timed hand usage rather than relying on athleticism alone
• Elite junior production against Georgia 4A competition: 113 tackles, 15 TFL, 10 sacks, and 24 QB hurries, capped by 8 tackles, 2.5 TFL, and 1.5 sacks in the state championship game
• Rare versatility — sets the edge in the run game and is comfortable dropping into coverage, aided by legitimate two-way experience as one of his team's top pass-catchers at tight end

Areas to Improve

• Needs to add 15-25 pounds of functional mass to hold up against SEC offensive tackles and power run schemes on early downs
• Must deepen his pass-rush counter arsenal — the first-step wins that worked in high school will require a developed second and third move against college-caliber pass sets

College Projection

Brooks profiles as a classic Georgia 'Jack' outside linebacker in the Bulldogs' 3-4 front. Expect a developmental redshirt or rotational special-teams year in 2026 while he adds mass, with a move into the edge rotation by year two and a starting-caliber role by year three — the standard track for top-125 edge prospects in Georgia's room, where he was recruited as the class's top OLB by position coach Chidera Uzo-Diribe.

NFL Outlook

Legitimate NFL draft trajectory. Top-125 composite edge rushers with his blend of production, frame, and three-down versatility historically develop into draftable players at a high rate, and Georgia's track record of putting outside linebackers into the league (Nolan Smith, Azeez Ojulari, Travon Walker in the hybrid role) strengthens the projection. If he fills out to 250+ while keeping his first-step quickness, Day 2 potential is realistic in the 2029-2030 draft window.

Best Fit

An odd-front, multiple defense that uses stand-up edges — exactly what he signed up for at Georgia. Schemes that ask the edge to rush from a two-point stance, set physical edges, and occasionally drop into underneath zones maximize his full skill set; a hand-in-the-dirt 4-3 defensive end role would waste his coverage ability and space athleticism.